<< Our Photo Pages >> Tyrrau Mawr - Cairn in Wales in Gwynedd
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tyrrau MawrCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Dollgelau Nearest Village: Llanfihangel - pennant
Map Ref: SH68281352
Latitude: 52.703277N Longitude: 3.950878W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Two big cairns crown a minor summit on Craig Las. The southern of the two has slipped considerably southwards, but the northern cairn is just as perfect a cairn as you'll ever see.
You can either come from the north, up the well used Pony path, or from the south Via Castell y Bere. The views are splendid, across the Mawddach estuary and river to the Rhinogydd mountains, and up to the awesome Cader Idris, a feast for the eyes.
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